Bentleigh Court, Flat 26, Greenstead Road, Colchester, CO1 2TL
About Bentleigh Court
Bentleigh Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 2TL). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 59 m² this is the 18th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in Bentleigh Court, where floor areas span 32–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 31 units on file.
At 59 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 30 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 70.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £160,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- ParkingYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Bentleigh Court's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Bentleigh Court has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Bentleigh Court was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£170,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£160,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 August 2022Most recent
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2TL: £138,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in CO1 2TL
Bentleigh Court, Flat 8, Greenstead Road, Colchester, CO1 2TL
Sold Nov 2023
£154,000Bentleigh Court, Flat 30, Greenstead Road, Colchester, CO1 2TL
Sold Jul 2023
£138,000Bentleigh Court, Flat 25, Greenstead Road, Colchester, CO1 2TL
Sold Mar 2023
£135,000Bentleigh Court, Flat 6, Greenstead Road, Colchester, CO1 2TL
Sold Oct 2021
£147,500Bentleigh Court, Flat 31, Greenstead Road, Colchester, CO1 2TL
Sold Dec 2019
£117,500
Versus other Greenstead Road homes
Bentleigh Court is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,712
Street avg £1,602
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Davey Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Unity Primary Academy. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB







